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 100 STAT. 3866

PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

the Secretary of Defense for transmittal to the President for approval, modification, or disapproval. President of U.S. "(c) The name of an officer recommended for promotion by a selection board may be removed from the report of the selection board only by the President. Such action may be taken at any time before the promotion of the officer. "(d) Upon approval by the President of the report of a selection board, the names of the officers recommended for promotion by the selection board (other than any name removed by the President) may be disseminated to the armed force concerned. If those names have not been sooner disseminated, those names (other than the .liftf; 'W: name of any officer whose promotion the Senate failed to confirm) shall be promptly disseminated to the armed force concerned upon confirmation by the Senate. "(e) Except as authorized or required by this section, proceedings of a selection board convened under this chapter may not be disclosed to any person not a member of the board. 10 USC 5899.

10 USC 611 et ««9-

"§ 5899. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: running mates "An officer is in the promotion zone and is eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade by a selection board convened under this chapter when that officer's running mate is in or above the promotion zone established for that officer's present grade under chapter 36 of this title.". (b) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The

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sections at the beginning of chapter 549 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the items relating to sections 5896 through 5899 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: .''f*-\ Oc'j

10 USC 5896 note.

"5896. "5897. "5898. "5899.

Recommendations for promotion by selection boards. Reports of selection boards. Actions on reports of selection boards. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: running mates.".

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(2) Section 5903 of such title is amended— (A) by striking out "(a)" at the beginning of such section; and (B) by striking out subsection (b). (3) Subsection (a) of section 5905 of such title is amended to read as follows: "(a) The name of an officer recommended for promotion by a selection board may be removed from the report of the selection board only by the President. Such action may be taken at any time before the promotion of the officer.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to selection boards convened on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 508. SENATE CONFIRMATION OFFICER POSITIONS

OF CERTAIN GENERAL AND FLAG

(a) DEAN OF ACADEMIC BOARD OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ACAD-

EMY.—Section 4335 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out the last sentence of subsection (b); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) The Dean of the Academic Board has the grade of brigadier general while serving in such position, with the benefits authorized for regular brigadier generals of the Army, if appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the

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